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Guillaume Belfiore
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Contact

Professional email

Please send your press releases to
guillaume[@]clubic.com

Secure messaging

guillaume[@]speen.net - Public key

Signal messaging

username: @Guillaume.79

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Skills

Monitoring

Monitoring RSS feeds and community networks.
Research, analysis, synthesis and information dissemination

Editorial strategy

15 years of journalism
Multi-format editorial project management
Editorial coaching
Editorial development and performance: Audit/SEO, benchmarking, targeting, tone, scheduling, KPI tracking

Digital marketing

Lead acquisition
Marketing Automation
SEO: Content management & HTML optimization
SEM: Google Ads
SMO: Facebook & Instagram Ads
ASO: Apple App Store & Google Play Store
Data Management: Tableau Software, Google Analytics / Data Studio
Social Media management

Web development

HTML, CSS, JavaScript integration (Bootstrap, PureCSS, jQuery...)
Visual Studio, SourceTree
Work with various CMS: WordPress / WooCommerce, Django, Tumblr
Graphic design: Adobe Suite, Affinity Suite, Pixelmator

Bilingual English

Bachelor's Degree in English
1 year in the United States
Family language spoken and read daily

Education

MBA Digital Marketing, Data Strategy, UX

Communication Manager and Digital Strategy
Digital Marketing, Data Strategy & User Experience (UX) major
INSEEC U - Sup de Pub - School of Communications
2019

Bachelor's Degree in English

Letters, Languages and Foreign Civilizations
University of Nantes
2002

Google & IAB Certification

Google Analytics Certification - 2017
Digital Marketing Fundamentals Certification, Google | IAB

Film & Video Training

INA
Duration: 5 days
2014

Microsoft MVP Certification

Software testing and user support
2004-2005

Deputy Editor-in-Chief - Software & Web Services

Clubic SAS April 2021 - present

Hardcore Softer - After 8-9 years as a journalist at Clubic.com, I returned to manage the Web Services and Software section while, in the meantime, the company regained its independence from the M6 group.
  • Head of Software and Web Services content
  • Management of writers and journalists
  • Editorial development and optimization
  • Identifying editorial opportunities
  • Editorial calendar management
  • Performance and KPI tracking

  • Editorial planning, recruitment, budget, content commissioning and editing...
    Cross-functional thinking: editorial, SEO, commercial & marketing

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Journalist & Editorial Strategy Consultant

Freelance July 2020 - April 2021

I briefly returned to freelancing to carry out various projects combining my experiences in journalism and communications
  • Clubic, Frandroid, Futura Sciences: journalism
  • DWService: Communications / Marketing

Digital Marketing & Branding Manager

Ripple Motion - Essence&CO December 2019 - July 2020

(Freelance + employee) Ripple Motion is a mobile application development agency. The company designed Essence&CO, an iOS and Android application serving a large community. It also represents 1.5 million active users, 20,000 monthly downloads and 4 million since 2008.
  • Content marketing
    Monitoring news related to the oil and automotive sectors.
    Development of editorial strategies / Media planning
    Content writing (Django CMS)
    SEO optimizations

  • Community management
    Managing Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn communities
    Creating various multimedia content
    User relations
    Writing, formatting and sending newsletters (Mailgun)

  • Web development
    Management of the mon-essence.fr website
    SEO optimizations
    Related integration work (drivecovid.fr)

  • User feedback management
    Bug tracking: identifying bugs in Essence&CO services (Jira)
    Crowdsourcing management: verifying data reported by the community

  • Data analysis & reporting
    Traffic analysis on the mon-essence.fr website (Google Analytics)
    Mobile platform analysis (Firebase, iOS App Store Connect / Android Play Store Management)

Digital Consultant

Freelance - EdenHappy October 2018 - November 2019

EdenHappy is an event agency for children. We create entertainment for birthday parties, ceremonies, weddings or organize kids corners in various professional venues (trade shows, restaurants, companies...).
  • Web development
    Specifications - wireframe creation.
    WordPress installation and management
    Web design and site development

  • Digital marketing / Growth Hacking
    Traffic analysis: Implementation and monitoring of Google Analytics
    Lead acquisition: B2B database development - Mailing & Marketing automation
    SEM: Implementation, management, measurement and optimization of Google / Facebook / Instagram ads
    Social media management: Facebook, Twitter, Google My Business, official gallery

  • SEO Management
    Editorial: Content management / editorial strategy for text production
    Technical: HTML optimizations

  • Graphic design
    Multimedia content production, graphic design with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

Digital Communications Officer

APRIL Santé Prévoyance September 2018 - October 2019

APRIL is an international insurance services group and leading wholesale broker in France. APRIL Santé Prévoyance is the largest of 40 subsidiaries with approximately 700 employees.
  • Management / administration of the intranet for APRIL Santé Prévoyance subsidiary
    Jalios Software

  • Management / update of 3 sales tools / extranet dedicated to brokers
    Drupal, DotNetNuke

  • Development of internal / external newsletters, article writing
    SalesForce Pardot, Cabestan

  • Multimedia content production, graphic design
    Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator

  • Editorial strategy development

Digital Communications & Web Developer

Volunteer - DWService July 2017 - December 2018

Free and open source, DWService allows remote access to machines (Windows, Mac, Linux, Raspberry...) through a simple web browser (access to Desktop, files and hard drives, and running processes)
  • Website redesign in progress
  • Management of the official blog
  • Writing press releases in English
  • Community management (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+)

Front-end Web Developer

Freelance January 2005 - December 2015

  • Design of responsive graphic interfaces for various CMS.
  • HTML, CSS, JavaScript integration (Bootstrap, PureCSS, jQuery...).
  • WordPress/WooCommerce, Tumblr...
  • Service provider for several SMEs based in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium or Austria

Web Journalist

Freelance January 2017 - August 2018

Content writing for various specialized technology magazines
→ e.g.: Frandroid, Futura
  • SEO optimizations
  • Editorial strategy consulting
  • Social Media strategy consulting

  • Responsive web interface development
  • Occasional freelance service provider

Web Journalist

M6 Web | Clubic.com August 2008 - November 2016

M6 Web supports the development of M6 Group brands, channels and stations on all new screens. Clubic.com is the second largest French-speaking tech magazine with 5 million unique visitors per month.
  • Production of multimedia content targeting various audiences (consumers, professionals...).
  • Editorial line management / audience tracking.
  • Editorial project management.
  • Interviews: preparation / transcription (English / French).
  • Coverage of conferences, trade shows.
  • Product evaluation (hardware, software).

Writer & Translator

Freelance July 2006 - July 2008

  • Web: VNUnet.fr, MobiFrance.com, iPhonetik, Live.fr, Zebulon.fr.
  • Print: SVM Mac, SVM iPod, A Vos Mac, OpenSource Magazine.
  • Translations: Techcrunch France, Tom's Hardware Guide, MesDiscussions.

Educator & Boarding School Supervisor

Lycée Loquidy September 2002 - June 2007

  • Activity management.
  • Preparation for CAPES teaching certification.

French Teacher in the United States

Brighton Schools Rochester, NY - October 2001 - May 2002

  • Responsible for setting up continuing education in French language for adults.
  • Preparation of work-study assignments for six middle and high school teachers.
  • Preparation and grading of written and oral exams.